January 16, 1933

Calling upon the Great White Father to protect their rights, members of the Confederated Tribes of Yakima Nation were in federal court to tell about certain white people breaking the treaty between the US and the indians regarding their fishing rights.

January 15, 1933

Interest of Portland soccer football fans will be centered today in the first semi-final playoff of the Bennett Cup between German Sports at the St. Johns Bachelors.

Also, Jefferson HS leads the race for the Portland interscholastic championship.

January 14, 1933

A threatening letter, crudely penciled, demanding $30,000 ransom "or your husband will be found in the river," was received by Mrs. Lee Schlesinger. Schlesinger disappeared on December 28. Police believe the letter is a hoax.

January 13, 1933

The House sustains Gov. Meier's veto of the state property tax repeal. By this result, the House has restored the property tax until such time as some other source of revenue is found.

January 12, 1933

In 24 hours in Portland, holdups, safe robberies, burglaries, and petty thefts totaled 36. Police took 75 suspects into custody.

January 11, 1933

Denunciation of published threats of mob violence and overthrow of the constituted authority in Jackson County was made today by the Medford post of the American Legion.

January 10, 1933

The orthodox Chinaman, Walter Tinket (Tickle) Achiu, defeats Hal Cox in the main event of the grappling exhibition at the Labor temple. Tinket took the odd fall with a Boston crab as the method of untold pain.

January 9, 1933

Wall Street insiders are looking for the next Republican leader after the death of former President Coolidge. A favorite is Oregon's Sen. Charles McNary, the incoming Senate minority leader. McNary is seen as a break from the past, being a West Coast progressive.

January 8, 1933

Portland city employees have asked the city council to transfer $40,000 from their salary deduction fund into the general and water funds to help balance the city budget.

January 7, 1933

To set the state budget, legislators propose reducing spending by $3.5 million, including cuts to state employee salaries by up to 40% and cutting $1 million from colleges. On the other side of the ledger, it is drawing up plans for a state property tax repeal.

January 6, 1933

150 men and several women left the Communist headquarters in Portland in a hunger march to Salem. In Salem, they plan to make demands on the Legislature for unemployed insurance.

January 5, 1933

W.E. Mahoney is sworn in as Klamath Falls mayor. Mahoney won as a write-in candidate after legal disputes about his eligibility to run. His primary issue was electricity rates and municipal utility ownership.

January 4, 1933

The special session of the Oregon legislature opened today. The goals of the session are property tax relief and unemployment aid. Gov. Meier says he supports a sales tax but is open to other proposals.

January 3, 1933

An increase in speakeasies since the repeal of the state dry law caused Mayor JC Ten Brook to move to protect Astoria against the return of the saloon at a city council meeting. He charged the speakeasy owners as men without moral character or moral responsibility.

January 2, 1933

A mudslide at Sullivan Gulch shantytown damaged eight shacks and seriously injured Joe Belich. Belich was found with only his head sticking out of the mud. He was taken to St. Vincents hospital with broken ribs and internal injuries.

January 1, 1933

Bennett's vote blocks lower streetcar fares and railway's legal authority past midnight. Council erupts: "Don't impugn my honesty!" Company will operate "at sufferance of the city" until new permit. Nine-day limbo. Some worry jitneys could take over.